Melvin Lopata, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL
Melvin Lopata, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1932142528, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-042737, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Lopata
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 036-042737 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-7699
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070326000420); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Lopata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-042737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Lopata among 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois
Melvin Lopata, M.D. is one of 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1965 · median 2008 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Melvin Lopata, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin Lopata, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932142528, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Lopata, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-7699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Lopata, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-042737, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvin Lopata, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Lopata, M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melvin Lopata, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.